What is spyware ?

@jamie622 (508)
India
April 26, 2007 12:03pm CST
Does any one know what is spyware . I have heard that it collects information from your computer and sends it back to a particular server . It can be the info of what sites you have surfed , the data filled in various forms or some other usage characteristics . Can anyone throw some more light on spyware ?
2 responses
ReyM21
@ReyM21 (281)
• Philippines
27 Apr 07
To know more about spywares, etc. I suggest you go to this TrendMicro site: http://us.trendmicro.com/us/threats/home-user/common-threats/spyware-grayware/index.html
mvsrao
@mvsrao (4365)
• India
26 Apr 07
I'd suggest to see more details about spyware on wikipedia   : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware